貫斗牛

See also: 贯斗牛

Chinese

		pierce; to string	[the area of the sky between] the Dipper and the Ox [constellations]
trad. (貫斗牛)		貫	斗牛
simp. (贯斗牛)		贯	斗牛

Etymology

Literally: passing through the Dipper and the Ox constellations

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guàndǒuniú

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄉㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: guàndǒuniú
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄉㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: guàndǒunióu
  - Wade–Giles: kuan⁴-tou³-niu²
  - Yale: gwàn-dǒu-nyóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guanndoouniou
  - Palladius: гуаньдоуню (guanʹdounju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯än⁵¹ toʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵/

Idiom

貫斗牛

(archaic) (of heroism etc.) bright and strong; for all to see

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